SortStack #3016 — 2034-09-11

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1. A single grain of pollen 40 µm

   Pollen grains have survived intact for millions of years, letting scientists reconstruct ancient forests from lake-bed sediment.

2. The Statue of Liberty (heel to torch) 47 m

   Her copper skin turned green over decades as the metal oxidised; she was originally a shiny reddish-brown.

3. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (main span) 1.3 km

   Its towers are slightly farther apart at the top than the bottom because they must follow Earth's curvature.

4. The cruising altitude of Concorde 18 km

   Concorde flew so high that passengers could see the curvature of the Earth and the dark of space above.

5. The Mississippi River (length) 3.7K km

   A raindrop falling at its source takes about 90 days to drift all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.

6. The diameter of the Earth 12.7K km

   Despite feeling enormous, Earth is smoother than a billiard ball when you compare its bumps to its size.

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